Genesis 11
1 At first, all the people in [MTY] the world spoke the same language [DOU].
Zvino nyika yose yakanga ino rurimi rumwe chete nokutaura kwakafanana.
2 As people moved further east, they arrived at a plain in Babylonia region and began to live there.
Vanhu vakati vachitamira kumabvazuva, vakawana bani romuShinari vakagaramo.
3 Then they said to each other, “(Hey/Come on), let’s form bricks and bake them to make them hard, for building!” So they used bricks instead of stones, and used tar instead of (mortar/a mixture of cement, sand and lime) to hold them together.
Vakataurirana vakati, “Uyai, ngatiitei zvidhina tigozvipisa kwazvo.” Vakashandisa zvidhina pachinzvimbo chamabwe, uye bhitumini ikava dhaka ravo.
4 They said, “Hey, let’s build a city for ourselves! We also ought to build a very high tower that reaches up to the sky! In that way we will become famous! If we do not do this, we will be scattered all over the earth!”
Ipapo vakati, “Uyai, ngatizvivakirei guta neshongwe inosvika kudengadenga, kuti tizviitire mukurumbira uye kuti tirege kupararira panyika yose.”
5 So they began to build the city and the tower. Then Yahweh looked down and saw the city and the tower that those [puny] men were building.
Asi Jehovha akaburuka pasi kuti azoona guta neshongwe yakanga ichivakwa navanhu.
6 Yahweh said, “These people are one group that all speak the same language. If they have begun to do this now, then (there is nothing that they will decide to do that will be impossible for them/they will be able to do whatever they decide to do) [LIT]!
Jehovha akati, “Kana vanhu ava vava somunhu mumwe, vachitaura rurimi rumwe chete, vakatanga kuita izvi, zvino hapana chinhu chavanoronga kuti vachiite chichavaomera.
7 So, okay/now, we will go down there and cause there to be many different languages, so that they will not be able to understand each other.”
Uyai, ngatiburukei tindovapesanisa mutauro wavo kuti varege kunzwisisana.”
8 So Yahweh did that. As a result, the people stopped building the city, and Yahweh caused them to disperse all over the earth.
Saka Jehovha akavaparadzira pamusoro penyika yose ipapo, uye vakarega kuvaka guta.
9 The city was called Babel which means ‘confusion’, because there Yahweh caused the people to become confused because the people [MTY] spoke [different languages that the others could not understand], not just one language. From there Yahweh caused them to disperse all over the earth.
Ndokusaka nzvimbo iyo yakanzi Bhabheri, nokuti ipapo Jehovha akapesanisa mutauro wenyika yose. Kubva ipapo Jehovha akavaparadzira pamusoro penyika yose.
10 (This is a bigger list/I will now tell you more) of the descendants of Shem: Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arpachshad.
Iyi ndiyo rondedzero yamarudzi aShemu. Makore maviri shure kwamafashamu, Shemu paakanga ava namakore zana okuberekwa, akabereka Afakisadhi.
11 After Arpachshad was born, Shem lived 500 more years and had more sons and daughters.
Uye shure kwokubereka Afakisadhi, Shemu akararama kwamakore mazana mashanu uye akava navamwe vanakomana navanasikana.
12 When Arphachshad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah.
Afakisadhi akati ava namakore makumi matatu namashanu okuberekwa, akabereka Shera.
13 After Shelah was born, Arpachshad lived 403 more years and became the father of more sons and daughters.
Uye shure kwokubereka kwake Shera, Afakisadhi akararama kwamakore mazana mana namatatu uye akazova navamwe vanakomana navanasikana.
14 When Shelah was 30 years old, he became the father of Eber.
Shera akati ava namakore makumi matatu okuberekwa, akabereka Ebheri.
15 After Eber was born, Shelah lived 403 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
Uye shure kwokubereka kwake Ebheri, Shera akararama kwamakore mazana mana namatatu uye akazova navamwe vanakomana navanasikana.
16 When Eber was 34 years old, he became the father of Peleg.
Ebheri akati ava namakore makumi matatu namana okuberekwa, akabereka Peregi.
17 After Peleg was born, Eber lived 430 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
Uye shure kwokubereka kwake Peregi, Ebheri akararama kwamakore mazana mana namakumi matatu uye akazova navamwe vanakomana navanasikana.
18 When Peleg was 30 years old, he became the father of Reu.
Peregi akati ava namakore makumi matatu, okuberekwa akabereka Reu.
19 After Reu was born, Peleg lived 209 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
Uye shure kwokubereka kwake Reu, Peregi akararama kwamakore mazana maviri namapfumbamwe uye akazova navamwe vanakomana navanasikana.
20 When Reu was 32 years old, he became the father of Serug.
Reu akati ava namakore makumi matatu namaviri okuberekwa, akabereka Serugi.
21 After Serug was born, Reu lived 207 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
Uye shure kwokubereka kwake Serugi, Reu akararama kwamakore mazana maviri namanomwe uye akazova navamwe vanakomana navanasikana.
22 When Serug was 30 years old, he became the father of Nahor.
Serugi akati ava namakore makumi matatu okuberekwa, akabereka Nahori.
23 After Nahor was born, Serug lived 200 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
Uye shure kwokubereka kwake Nahori, Serugi akararama kwamakore mazana maviri uye akazova navamwe vanakomana navanasikana.
24 When Nahor was 29 years old, he became the father of Terah.
Nahori akati ava namakore makumi maviri namapfumbamwe okuberekwa, akabereka Tera.
25 After Terah was born, Nahor lived 119 more years and became the father of other sons and daughters.
Uye shure kwokubereka kwake Tera, Nahori akazorarama kwamakore zana negumi namapfumbamwe uye akazova navamwe vanakomana navanasikana.
26 When Terah was 70 years old, his son Abram was born. Later, two other sons, Nahor and Haran were born.
Shure kwokunge Nahori ava namakore makumi manomwe okuberekwa, akabereka Abhurama, Nahori naHarani.
27 (This is/I will now give) a list of the descendants of Terah: Terah’s sons were Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran’s son was named Lot.
Iyi ndiyo rondedzero yavana vaTera. Tera akabereka Abhurama, Nahori naHarani. Uye Harani akabereka Roti.
28 Haran died before his father died. He died in Ur [city] in Chaldea land, where he was born.
Baba vake Tera vachiri vapenyu Harani akafira muUri ravaKaradhea, munyika yaakaberekerwa,
29 Abram and Nahor both married. Abram’s wife was named Sarai, and Nahor’s wife was named Milcah. Milcah and her younger sister Iscah were the daughters of Haran.
vose vari vaviri Abhurama naNahori vakawana. Zita romukadzi waAbhurama rainzi Sarai, uye zita romukadzi waNahori rainzi Mirika; akanga ari mwanasikana waHarani, baba vaMirika naIsika.
30 Sarai was unable to bear any children.
Zvino Sarai akanga asingabereki; akanga asina vana.
31 Terah decided to leave Ur and go to live in Canaan land. So he took his son Abram and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran, and Abram’s wife Sarai with him. But instead of going to Canaan, they stopped at Haran [town] and lived there.
Tera akatora mwanakomana wake Abhurama, muzukuru wake Roti, mwanakomana waHarani, nomuroora wake Sarai, mukadzi womwanakomana wake Abhurama, uye vakaenda kuUri yavaKaradhea pamwe chete kuti vaende kuKenani. Asi vakati vasvika paHarani, vakagara ipapo.
32 When Terah was 205 years old, he died there in Haran.
Tera akararama kwamakore mazana maviri namashanu, uye akafira paHarani.
